Film Music Reporter

David Hirschfelder (Shine, Elizabeth, Australia, The Railway Man, Legends of the Guardians) is composing the original music for the upcoming Australian sports drama Ride Like a Girl. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actress Rachel Griffiths and stars Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton, Genevieve Morris, Brooke Satchwell, Sophia Forrest and Anneliese Apps. The movie tells the life story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. Andrew Knight (Hacksaw Ridge, The Water Diver) and Elise McCredie (Jack Irish) wrote the screenplay. Richard Keddie (Little Fish) is producing the project. Ride Like a Girl will be released in Australian theaters later this year.